diff --git a/srcpkgs/backblaze-b2/template b/srcpkgs/backblaze-b2/template
index 48d5a95a5f7..4e9eaf4b744 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/backblaze-b2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/backblaze-b2/template
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=2d6382b94af59dcaa44dd546252807e0364d1b61f169584829ebbf82458e7078
+replaces="python-b2>=0"
+provides="python-b2-${version}_${revision}"
 
 post_install() {
 	# Remove test directory polluting site-packages
@@ -25,3 +27,10 @@ post_install() {
 
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }
+
+python-b2_package() {
+	depends="backblaze-b2>=${version}_${revision}"
+	build_style=meta
+	archs=noarch
+	short_desc+=" - transitional package"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-b2 b/srcpkgs/python-b2
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..8750c0ee843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-b2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+backblaze-b2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-b2/template b/srcpkgs/python-b2/template
deleted file mode 100644
index 26483d19ad0..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python-b2/template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for 'python-b2'
-pkgname=python-b2
-version=1.1.0
-revision=6
-archs=noarch
-build_style=meta
-depends="backblaze-b2>=${version}_${revision}"
-short_desc="Command Line Interface for Backblaze's B2 storage service (transitional dummy package)"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
-license="MIT"
-homepage="https://github.com/Backblaze/B2_Command_Line_Tool"